In the Premier League's third round, Manchester City defeated Coventry 1-0 at home. Haaland, who scored the only goal in the match, was interviewed by former Norwegian international Jan Åge Fjørtoft after the game.

Erling, first of all, congratulations on the victory and your goal, which is your third of the Premier League season. But during today's match, you looked a bit frustrated. Why is that?

Yeah, a bit. To be honest, I could have scored a couple more goals and secured the win earlier, so I was a bit frustrated with myself.

This summer was quite unusual, and Manchester City traditionally treats the start of the season as a preseason for transition. Do you feel like you're still in preseason mode?

I don't want to say that, but it does take a few games to get back to peak performance. Now that I've played several matches, I'm slowly finding my rhythm. Next, we have a match on Tuesday, then Sunday, Wednesday, Sunday, before the international break—we have four difficult matches. So this year will remain a year with a packed schedule and constant travel.

In football, everyone likes to use buzzwords like "reset," "adjust your mindset," and so on. For you, after leading Norway to the World Cup and achieving success, and then immediately starting a new season, how has your mental adjustment process been?

To be honest, that's just talk. I don't think we've really adjusted yet. I think it will take a long time for us to process everything that happened in the States. This is destined to be a special and long season, and we can only fight from game to game, trying to be ready for each one.

Let's look at the current squad. The team has undergone a major overhaul, bringing in many new players of different types—in terms of character and physical quality. Where is Manchester City at this stage? Remember that Arsenal might feel they're now beginning to build their own dynasty.

Yes, Arsenal has been playing together for a long time, and it took them a long time to build this squad. Just like when I first joined Manchester City, Manchester City also went through a long period of accumulation. So we're really still in a kind of rebuilding phase, but I have to say, it's very enjoyable to have these players. We have to respect the club and all the staff, who not only brought back remarkable players with great ability, but they're also very good kids who fit the team perfectly. So, respect to the whole club, especially to Khaldoon Al Mubarak, the club chairman.

We're from the west coast of Norway, and we're both very familiar with the Bible. In the Old Testament, there's a character named Samson, and when others cut his hair, he loses all his strength. When you decided to cut your hair, weren't you worried about that?

To be honest, I was a bit worried at the time. When the barber warned me a few times, I was really quite scared, but fortunately, everything has gone well so far.

The whole world is also curious—was this just an impulse, a sudden decision to cut it one day, or was it a planned decision?

Actually, I've wanted to do this for a long time, but people around me kept discouraging me, hoping I would keep my hair long. But now, I feel it's time for a change. To start fresh ahead of the new season, I think it was very necessary, and we can always grow it back later.

But the process each season remains the same, doesn't it?

Yes, it will stay that way. We'll keep giving our best.

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